Roof structure



March 4, 1930. J. c. M. DES ISLETS ROOF STRUCTURE Filed 001;. 28, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet I I u March 4, 1930. J. c. M. has ISLETS ROOF STRUCTURE Filed 001:. 28, 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet I I 314mm LfOfl/v 6.71% flES/SLE 75,

anotneq Patented Mar. 4, 193i 1 'UNME STATES Parana JOHN G. MHDES ISLETS, OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ROOF STRUCTURE Application filed October 28, 19271 Serial No. 229,296.

The liability of corrosion of the metal of in elevation, of a novel roof structure emwhich steel c-ars, house cars, passenger cars, bodying my invention. and other rolling equipment are made consti- Fig. 2, is a horizontal section on line 22 tutes a great objection to the use of steel in of Fig. 1." I the manufacture of such cars, and'one object ig. 3,'is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing 55 of my invention is to eliminate and reduce another embodiment of my, invention wherein the liability of such corrosion by avoiding exthe filler pieces are omitted.

ternal crevices through which 'water may se- Fig. 4, is a horizontal section on line 4-4 cure entrance to the interior of the vehicle. of Fig. 3. My invention comprises a novel construc- Fig. 5, is-a horizontal section on line 5-5 tion of a special section side plate having an of Fig. 3. inner upper extending and a lower pendant Fig. 6, is a side'elevation of Fig. 3. flange, a horizontal or laterally extending Figs. 7 and 8 represent sectional views of w eb,-and an outer pendant flange adapted, to my novel special section side plate, the side be secured to the sheet and side post and said post and side sheet being shown in elevation. upper extending flange being adapted to be s Fig. 9, represents in section a modified consecured to the roof sheets and carlines in 'struction of my special section side'plate, the such a manner that the outside of the car or side' post and side sheet being shown in elesimilar structure will be nearly smooth and vation.

so constructed that it will tend to'shed the Figs. 10, 11, and 12 represent sectional water more completely and to furnish no views of a side plate in the shape of a Z-bar shoulders or crevices to catch and hold mois: showing an angle and side post used in conture and induce corrosion nor holes'through nection therewith. which moisture may enter as has been the "Figs. 13,-14, and 15 represent sectional 5 case heretofore with some other constructions. iviews of a side plate consisting of a T-bar By my invention 1 have produced a novel used in connection with a Z-bar, the side post construction of side plate which furnishes and side sheet being shown in elevation.

" the necessary stiffness. and strength for the 16, is another embodiment of myincar to at this point without other framing, vention consisting of a plate used in connecand ai so takes up by.its own .elasticity and tion with a Z-bar, the side post and side sheet deflections produced by the yielding of the being shown in elevation.

whole car-body when-it receives severe shocks For the purpose of illustrating my invenas cars of this character receive at times since .tion I have shown in the accompanying draw,- it is well known that many forms of metal ings several forms thereof which are at presroofs are seriously injured by the distortions ent preferred by me, since the same have been produced in the car body by severe shocks. found in practice to give satisfactory and re- To the above ends, my invention consists of liable results, although it is to be understood a novel construction ofspecial section side that the various instrumentalties of which plate and. a nov el means ofassembling the my invention consists can be variously arsame with respect to the side posts, side ranged and organized and that my invention sheets, and roof sheets. g is not limited to the precise arrangement and The invention consists of the novel conorganization of the instrumentalities as here- .struction hereinafter described and finally in shown and described.

claimed. Similar numerals of reference indicate cor- The nature, characteristic features and responding parts.

scope of the invention will be more fully an 1 designates my novel assembly or conderstood from the following description struction of roof sheets, side posts and their taken in connection with the accompanying adjuncts, wherein2designates the roof sheets,

drawi gs forming part hereof, and in which: which are bolted down to the carlines 3, in 100 F1g.'- is a vertical sectional view, partly" any conventional manner, said'carlinesheing riveted or otherwise secured, at the.- points 4, to the flan e of the angle iron 6,iwhose.pendant flangegis secured at the points 8 to the vertical flange 9 of the special section side plate 10, which is composedof the lateral or horizontal member 11 having the outer pendant flange v12 and the inner pendant flange.- l 3,

which latter aligns with said said vertical flange 9. "Ihe roof sections 2 have the inwardly deflected lip or flange 14;,which abuts against the wood filler 15, which may be used if desired, said filler being interposed between the flanges 14 and 7. -16 designates the side post whose contour in cross section will be understood from Fig. 2, and 17 the side sheet, the upper end of the latter being riv-. eted or otherwise secured at 18 to the inner wall of the pendant flange 12. 19 designates the side post stiflener, which may be em ployed if desired, and 20 designates a filler, said side post stiflener and filler being assembled bythe rivets or the like 21, the upper inner portion of said side post being riveted at 22 to the flange 13.'

Itwill be apparent that in the foregoing description where I have referred to rivets or the operationof riveting,.that the various elements may be welded,'and that all parts already referred to, or to be hereafter re-.

ferred to, which are shown as'riveted may be welded if desired. The foregoing descrip- 'tion of Figs. 1 and 2 relates more particularly to a bolted type roof, and in Figs. 3 to 6, which will next be referred to, I have shown a riveted roof wherein I employ the same special section side plate 10 already referred to and side posts 16 of the same character as alread described, it being, however, apparent-- that have omitted the filler,15. Inthe'construction seen in Figs. 3'to 6 the special section side plate 10 is of the same construction and formation as the side plate 10,. already described with reference to Fig. 1. The roof sheets in Figs. 3 and 6 are designated as 23 and are provided with the pendant terminal flanges 24 which are riveted at the points 25.

' moisture to collect so that there is no liability of borrosion or'leakage at,thispoint or along itssurface.

In the construction seen in Fig. 7 I have shown the sameeonstruction of special sectionside plate 10 as-already described with reference to Figs. 1 and 3. In'the construction seen in Fig. 7 the side post 16 and the J side sheet 17 are secured to the pendant outer flange 12 by the rivets 18 as already described, but the rear portion 26 of-the side post 16 is secured to the inner wall of the pendant flange 13 by rivets 22, said portion 26 being deflected inwardly, as will be apparent from Fig. 7.

In the construction seen in F ig."8 the side post 16 and the side sheet 17 are secured to the pendant flange 12 by the rivets 18, as already described. The rear upper portion 27 of the side post is, however, not deflected inwardly as seen in Fig. 7, but it is on the'same cep't that the webor surface 28 instead of be ing horizontal as seen in the constructions already described, inclines downwardly. In Fig. 9 I have designated the special section side plate as 29 and the sa-me is provided With an inclined Web or wall 28, already referred to, the pendant outer flange being des-. ignated as 12 in the other constructions and the upper and lower inner flanges being desig ing its flange 31 riveted to the member 32 of a Z-bar 33, the latter being provided with an upwardly extending flange 34 and the pendant flange 35. The side post 16 and the side sheet 17 are riveted to the pendant flange 35 by the rivets 18, while the rear upper portion of theside post 16 is riveted to thependant flange 36 of the angle 30. The construction seen in Figs. 11 and 12 need not be described in detail as they are substantially the same as seen in Fig. .10, the Z-bar 33 and the, angle 30 being employed in each instance in conjunction with the side post 16, and the manner of riveting the upper portions of the side post to thelZ-bar and angle will be readily understoodwithout further description, I In the constructions seen in '-Figs.'14, 15, and 16 I have shown other embodiments of my invention wherein the sideplate consists of a T-bar 37 having its central Web or flange 38 in each instance riveted to the underside of the Z-bar 33. The upper flange 39 of the 'T-bar is riveted to the inner surface of the upper flange 34 of the Z-barv while the lower flange 40 of the T-bar is riveted to the upper the upperportion of theside post 16 being 3 riveted thereto in the mannerfshown, there 13o being a plate or bar 41 common to the flange a 34 of the-Z-bar' and the upper rear portion of said side post. v

By my novel construction it. will be apparent that I have produced an absolutely weather-tight, roof wherein the making of repairs on the roof side plate or post is greatly facilitated, and it will be further apparent that my special section '10 has higher section modulus for the same weight per foot. It will also be apparent that my novel construc. tion is easier to build and apply if either a riveted roof, as seen in Figs. 3 m 6, or a bolted roof, as seen inFig. 1, is desired. The roof. structure can be erected in either case as a separate unitin jigs and readily applied tothe car without the necessity of applying each roof sheet separately as is now the case with. the bolted roofseen in Fig.1.

What I-claim-isz' j i 1. In a device of the character stated, a side plate composed of a laterally extending web, inner upper extending and lower pendant flangesv and anouter pendant flange all terminal pendant portion adapted to'be se cured to said upper flange, side posts having their upper portions contiguous to the in her and outer pendant flanges of said side plate and secured thereto, and side sheets having their upper ends secured within said outer pendant flange of said side plate.

3. In a device of the character stated, a side plate, composedof a laterally extending web,

an inner upper flange an inner lower pendant aligning flange, andv an outer pendant flange all of integral structure, roof sheets having a terminal pendant portion deflected into proximity to said upper flange, 'carlines for said root sheets, andside posts having their upper ends secured to said inner and outer pendant flanges. 4. In a device of cured to the upper portion thereof, andcomprising alaterally extending web havingaan inner upwardly extending flange, an inner inner'iipwardly extending flange, an inner pendant flange'in alignment therewith, and

'an out-er pendant flange all of integral structure, said inner upwardly extending flange being adapted to have a roof sheet secured thereto.

I .,.6. Ina device of the character stated, a side-plate having an inner upper flange, a lower pendant aligning flange, and a laterally extending web terminating in an outer pendant flange, roof sheets supported above said side plate and having their outer terminals deflected downwardly, a filler interposed between the ends of said side sheets and said upper flange, side posts havingtheir upper ends secured to the inner and outer pendant flanges of said side plate, and a filler and a stifl'ener secured to said sidepost. 7. In a device of thecharacter stated, a

side plate having an inner upper and lower f pendant flange, a laterally extending web terminating in an outer pendant flange, roof sheets supported above said side-plate, and

having their outer terminals deflected downwardly, a filler interposed between the ends of said roof sheets and said upper flange, side posts having their upper ends secured to the innerand outer pendant flanges of said side plate, a filler and a stiffener secured to said ."side post, and a side sheet having its upper end secured within the outer pendant flange of said side plate.

8. As a new article of manufacture, a side plate havinga'laterally extending web, an inner upwardly extending flange, an innerJoo pendant flange in alignment withsaid upper flange, and an outer pendant flange within which latter side posts and side sheets are adapted to be secured said plate and flanges being of integral structure.

JOHN-C. M. DESYISLETS.

the character stated, the 7 combination of a side post, a side plate sependant flange, and an outer pendant flange all of integral structure, said inner upwardly extending flange being adapted to have a root sheet secured thereto.

* 5. In a device of the character stated, the combination of a side cured to the upper portion-thereof, and comprising a laterally extending web having a 0st, :1; side plate se- 

